La Miserable

 

 

  

                                                                                        No. 1

 

               Group members:                  

 

                1) Aleksander

                2) Kaja

                3) Katja                                              

                4) Jasna

                5) Anja                                      

                                            Distribution of roles:

 

 

                                                            Leader: Aleksander Mali

                                                            Secretary: Kaja Kuhar 

                                                            Reporter: Katja Rizvanovic 

                                                            Time-Keeper: Jasna Jarc 

                                                            Reserve Person: Anja Samsa

 

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1. TITLE

 

The right of teenage women in Slovenia to an abortion

 

2. DEFINITION

 

Abortion has been performed for thousands of years and in every society that has been studied although its legalisation started in the mid to late 1800s.

(National abortion federation http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/history_abortion.html (accessedon 27 February 2009))

 

The abortion debate asks whether it can be morally right to terminate a pregnancy before normal childbirth. But the problem is even bigger if the person who is thinking of performing or had already performed an abortion is a teenager. The rights and privileges of teenagers are diffrent from those of an adult person and we have to ask ourselves what part the parent plays in the decision. We will focus our research only on Slovenia. In the graph chart below we will present some statistics on abortions in Slovenia.

 

 

No. 4 

 

Some people think that abortion is always wrong. Some think that abortion is right when the mother's life is at risk. Others think that there is a range of circumstances in which abortion is morally acceptable.   (BBC-Religion and ethics-abortus http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/ (accessed on 27 February 2009))

 

 

3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS

 

1.     Why do teenagers get abortions?

2.     What is the age for a minor to get an abortion without a parent's signature in Slovenia?

3.     At which age is abortion most frequently performed with teenagers in Slovenia?

4.     Is abortion considered moral?

5.     Is the faetus a seperate life form or is it a part of a woman?

6.     What is the procedure of an abortion?

7.     Which are the consequences of abortion?

8.     Does money affect the decision of teenagers to have an abortion ?

9.     Do teenage fathers have any rights to influence the decision of abortion?

10.  Do parents support abortions?

 

 

 

 

4. LIST OF LITERATURE

 

1. BAHOVEC, E. (1991) Abortus – pravica do izbire?!.  Ljubljana : Skupina "Ženske za politiko".
2. DONNER, J. (1959) The truth about abortion in America.  Connecticut: Monarch books.
3. FREEMAN, E.  (1993) Early childbearing : perspectives of black adolescents on pregnancy, abortion, and contraception.  Newbury Park, London, New Delhi : Sage Publications
4. MCLAREN, A. (1999) Twentieth-century sexuality :  a history.  Oxford: Blackwell.
5. PINTER, B.  Spolno in reproduktivno zdravje mladostnikov - kje smo v Sloveniji?.  Zdravniški vestnik, 72 (2003) 9, p. II-27-II-27
6. ZAITCHIK, A. Viability and the morality of abortion.  Philosophy and public affairs,  10 (1981) 1, p. 18-26.

 

 

5. TASKS DISTRIBUTED

 

Name	Questions
Aleksander	1, 2
Kaja	3, 4
Katja	5, 6
Jasna	7, 8
Anja	9, 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. GLOSSARY

 

Abortifacient:  Snov ali zdravilo, ki povzroča splav.

Birth control : Uporaba metod in načinov za preprečevanje nosečnosti pri spolno aktivni ženski.

Ectopic pregnancy : Nosečnost izven maternice.

Emergency contraception: Preprečitev nosečnosti po nezaščitenem spolnem odnosu.

Fertilization: Proces združevanja moške gamete (sperme) in ženske gamete (jajčne celice). Produkt te kombinacije je celica, ki jo imenujemo zigota.

Gestation: Časovno obdobje od spočetja do rojstva otroka.

Induced abortion: Splav, ki je opravljen namerno, z namenom. Nasprotno od spontanega splava.

Obstetrics: Umetnost in znanost soočanja in upravljanja z nosečnostjo, porodom, in z zdravstvenim stanjem porodnice po porodu.

Viability : Časovna točka, od katere bi zarodek lahko preživel izven maternice oz. ženskega telesa.

 

 

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7. MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS

 

 

Minutes of the first e-meeting »PBL project«

            held on 27th February, 2009

 

Present: Katja, Kaja, Jasna, Anja, Aleksander

Absent: /

 

Agenda

1. Discussing the topic

2. Defining the problem

3. Assignments

4. Any other business

 

 

Item 1

Discussion: We discussed two proposals regarding the topic of human rights, which were the rights of workers and the right to an abortion.

 

Decision: We all agreed that the second theme is more interesting so we decided to set our title as »The right to an abortion«.

 

Item 2

Discussion: Our next step was to define the problem. We all searched for some information, in the definition we tried to include some facts from the history, statistic data and a short description of the basic problem related to the topic.

 

Item 3

Discussion: We did not determine any specific assignments yet but we agreed to think about the problem and its issues so we can discuss that at our next meeting.

 

 

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 4 March 2009, at 8 p.m. via MSN. 

 

 

Minutes taker: Katja

Chair: Aleksander

 

Minutes of the second e-meeting »PBL project«

            held on 6th March, 2009

 

Present: Katja, Kaja, Jasna, Anja, Aleksander

Absent: /

 

Agenda

1. Setting research questions

2. Defining literature

3. Assignments

4. Any other business

 

 

Item 1

Discussion: We discussed the research questions, how specific they should be and we agreed that they should be about teenagers living in Slovenia.

 

Decision: We set 10 questions, some of them are more specific than others but we agreed that there have to be some general questions about our theme too.

 

Item 2

We decided which literature we will use.

 

Item 3

Decision: We agreed to think about the statistics that we need for the answers to our research questions so until the next meeting our assignment is to specify the location of our research and to read through the literature. 

 

 

The next meeting will be held on Friday,  13 March 2009, at 8 p.m. via MSN. 

 

 

Minutes taker: Jasna

Chair: Aleksander

 

 

 

Minutes of the third e-meeting »PBL project«

            held on 12th March, 2009

 

Present: Katja, Kaja, Jasna, Anja, Aleksander

Absent: /

 

Agenda

1. Distribution of  research questions

2. Assigning new tasks and goals

2. Any other business

 

 

Item 1

Decision: We decided that each member of the group will research and write about two questions.

 

Item 2

Decision: We will try to find suitable literature and material for each question so every member of the group will search for his own useful literature.

 

 

Aleksander	Question 1 & 2
Kaja	Question 3 & 4
Katja	Question 5 & 6
Jasna	Question 7 & 8
Anja	Question 9 & 10

 

 

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 18 March 2009, at 8 p.m. via MSN. 

 

 

Minutes taker: Anja

Chair: Aleksander

 

 

 

Minutes of the fourth e-meeting »PBL project«

            held on 21th March, 2009

 

Present: Katja, Kaja, Jasna, Anja, Aleksander

Absent: /

 

Agenda

1. Compiling glossary of terms referring to abortion

2. Assignments

 

 

Item 1

We discussed the words we had to choose for our glossary of terms referring to abortion. We chose 10 words that we thought were the most important for understanding the facts about abortion.

 

Item 2

Next time, we will all try to upgrade our glossary and we will start carrying out our research.

 

 

 

The next meeting will be held on Friday,  13 Mar27 2009, at 6 p.m. via MSN. 

 

 

Minutes taker: Jasna

Chair: Aleksander

 

 

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Sources:

 

No. 1: Funforever http://www.funforever.net/wp-content/mind_universe_small.jpg (accessed on 25 February 2009)

No. 2: National abortion federation http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/history_abortion.html (accessed on 27 February 2009)

No. 3: BBC-Religion and ethics-abortus http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/ (accessed on 27 February 2009)

No. 4: Libertalec, http://libertarec.blogspot.com/2006/11/statistike-in-predsodki-ii.html (accessed on 15 March 2009)